Health protection member



M. POTTENGER HEALTH PROTECTION MEMBER Filed Feb. 16, 1938 April 18,1939.

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Patented Apr. 18, 1939 UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

My invention relates to an inclosure adapted to protect the user thereinagainst insects and dampness.

Among the objects of my invention are to provide a device in which auser or users may sleep or eat with unlimited fresh air, sunshine andcoolness and yet which will protect gainst discomfort from insects,snakes, grasshoppers and the like and against dampness; to provide meansin which a cot, bedding or picnic table and chairs may be positioned andthe users therein protected; to create a device light enough to beportable and yet sufliciently strong in construction to be lasting inuse; to supply a member having means for easy entry and exist of theuser, and means for forming a perfect closure and such other objects,advantages and capabilities as will later more fully appear which areinherently possessed by my invention.

Referring to the drawing Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one embodimentof my health protection member for sleeping; Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view of the head portion of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1;and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment of my invention,particularly for use over picnic tables.

While I have shown preferred embodiments herein of my invention, yet Iwish it understood that the same are susceptible of modification andchange without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Referring to one embodiment selected to illustrate my invention itcomprises a at floor or bottom member I0 of preferably heavy waterproofmaterial such as canvas or the like. Sewed or otherwise permanentlyattached to each of the edges of the floor member I0 are abbreviatedside portions II, abbreviated foot portion I2 and a larger head portionI3, all of the same kind of material as the floor member III. Sewed orotherwise permanently attached to each of the upper edges of the sideportions II are side portions I4 of heavy mosquito-proof netting. Alsosewed or otherwise permanently attached to the upper edges of the footportion I2 and head portion I3 are foot and head portions I5 and I6respectively of heavy mosquito-proof netting.

A flat top member I'I of heavy mosquito-proof material has its outeredge sewed or otherwise permanently attached to the upper edge of theside portion I4 and the foot and head portions I5 and I6.

A substantially narrow reinforcing strip I8 of heavy material such ascanvas permanently attached by sewing on the like to each of the outeredges of the top member I1 as they meet and are attached to the upperedges of the side portions I4 and the foot and head portions I5 and Asubstantially narrow reinforcing strip I9 is permanently attached bysewing on the like to each of the corners 20 and extend upwardly and arebent over and are permanently attached to the top member I1.

The inner ends of ties 20 are attached to each of the strips I9preferably at their top and bottom portions to be attached to a pole 2ladapted to be driven into the ground or otherwise held at the base andhaving notches 22 to prevent slipping of the ties 20. 15

Beginning at the foot portion I2 and continuing around into one of theside portions I I I provide an opening 23 and a slide fastener 24 forclosing the same. The position and extent of my opening 23 and slidefastener 24 may be varied without departing from the spirit of myinvention so long as the user may be able to enter my health protectionmember with reasonable ease and upon entry may close himself completelytherein by the mere operation of the slide fastener.

Another embodiment of my invention more particularly shown in Fig. 2provides a health protecting means in the shape of a room adapted to beused for picnic purposes so that the table, chairs and picnickers may bewithin the member and protected from mosquitoes, flies and othernuisances. My structure is the "same as the embodiment shown in Fig. 1with the addition of a three sides opening 25 in the bottom member IIJwith a slide fastener 24 adapted when opened to form a flap 26 so as toenable the entire member to be placed over the picnic table. The slidefastener could then be closed to form a closed bottom IIJ. Anotherdifference between this embodiment and my other embodiment is thatinstead of a horizontal opening 23 in side portion II I provide avertical opening in one of the reinforcing strips I9 with a slidefastener 24 for entry and Withdrawal.

With my embodiment shown in Fig. 1, I may make it large enough for oneor more persons and also of sucient size so that a cot, bed or beddingmay be placed therein. Upon the user or users entering my healthprotection member 50 through the opening the slide fastener may then beoperated to close the opening and completely shut the user or userstherein. Complete protection is then assured with perfect comfort.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

A device of the character described comprising a bottom member of heavywater-proof material, abbreviated side, foot and head portions ofwater-proof material attached to outer edges of said bottom member,side, foot and head portions of mosquito-proof netting attached at theirlower edges to the upper edges of the abbreviated side, foot and headportions, a top member of heavy mosquito-proof netting attached at itsouter edges to the upper edges of the side, foot and head portionsof.the mosquito-proof netting of the water-proof material, a plurality ofVsaid abbreviated side, foot and head portions having a continuousopening, and a slide fastener for closy A ing said opening, a pluralityof substantially nar Y foot and head portions, a plurality of substantiVally narrow vertical strips attached to the side edges of said side,foot and head portions, the upper ends of said strips attached to saidtop member, straps attached tol each of said Vertical stripsadjacenttheir upper; and lower ends, and notched poles positioned in the ground,said Vstraps adapted to be tied to said poles.

MARTHA POTIENGER.

